Niki Lauda takes reporter flying on his airplane

Niki Lauda shares stories of overcoming political hurdles including a government-run monopoly to launch his airline business, Lauda Air. Lauda shares why he made a point to personally pilot at least one Lauda Air flight per week, then personally flies Graham and his team from Austria to Belgium.
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[@colinashby3775]

The more i watch about Lauda, the more respect, honesty and integrity and personality and truth. Always liked him and even more now.

[@LitoGeorge]

Those are my exact sentiments.

[@sbehxnsjjs1436]

RIP to Niki. A true Legend and an inspiration.

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

Pat Rik Ameeen!!!

[@Atreea]

5:50 fill it up with fuel what do u mean fill it up, full tank u serious ? yes, fill it up, its a gift from you, why should i pay for the fuel? i have to go home lmao rip legend

[@khutko1477]

He is the real "most interesting man in the world".

[@kekke2000]

Niki had the perfect balance of brutally honest without being rude.

[@fiachrabermingham9143]

kekke2000 it’s called being European

[@Admiral_Ducky]

Super intelligent people are like that.

[@fiachrabermingham9143]

ramin alikhani nah he’s just European

[@Admiral_Ducky]

@@fiachrabermingham9143 I'm like him, and I'm not European. So my assumption was correct!

[@fiachrabermingham9143]

ramin alikhani u just calling yourself super intelligent then 😂😂

[@lite4919]

I could listen to Niki Lauda all day, what a legend...

[@memoranda1]

i like the sarcasm when he says...what do you mean? are you serious?

[@shieldaigbencher]

Niki, what an absolute legend. A great man and a sorry loss as he moves into the next world.. xx

[@cnn787-i9e]

Full tank of fuel on a 777 is a lot of money, Niki is a smart business man.

[@conner6417]

Holly Wood He currently is number 2 at the richest and currently 5x consecutive world championships. One of the greatest drivers ever. You don't do all that without discipline and it the same with money 😂😂

[@gazamisheawoh]

filling up a 777 costs over 230,000 USD (45000 gallons * $5.21 (cost per gallon) = $234,450

[@adithyamahesh6961]

@Thankzgiving Dinnerz he's talking about the ones Mercedes won

[@technom3598]

@@gazamisheawoh nonone pays 5.21 for jet A

[@felixwinkler2053]

@@gazamisheawoh it's about 2$ per gallon

[@fifa22isshite90]

I didn't know this guy was actually A PILOT TOO 😂😂 what a legend

[@johnpoindexter6594]

His character, integrity and hands on approach, is what's missing in the aviation and airline business today.... The industry today is full of people who learned everything they know on the Internet...

[@meme-bz6iw]

RIP. Thank you for everything.

[@supercat380]

Brilliant pilot, businessman, gentleman and a man of wonderful character...Niki you shall be missed!!

[@shenkaed]

This is the coolest interview setting I've seen

[@zachg9065]

I am a racing fan from the U.S. so I didn't grow up watching F1. I always heard of Nikki Lauda but never knew he had an airline and Flew a Global. Legend. RIP.

[@lappietova6277]

He had 3 airlines. Great bussines man. If you really wanna know what kind of racer he was; see the movie RUSH. R.I.P. Nicky.

[@masteryoda498]

What an intelligent, well spoken and amazing man. R.I.P Niki Lauda.

[@handywijaya3689]

Oh man,cries when I saw his face.Thanks a lot Lauda for all your dedication to the motorsports and aviation.I still remember when I first got his posters from my dad for Christmas gift.Still remember I put the posters next to Senna when I was young in my bedroom until it was destroyed by a friend's cat.Have a great time in Europe jumping around the continent by his airline either Lauda air or Niki! What a great airline with a competitive prices! All the best for that airline and I was hoping to fly it again to take me home to FRA

[@josephpokoy4205]

There needs to be more people in the world like Niki He was an amazing racer but truly amazing guy and cared about people that’s something I feel we’ve lost in the years

[@azizc64]

A totally success and Good MAN about everything he does.. GOD Bless thisTrue CHAMPION...one of the best..!!

[@MrAyrtonsennaf1]

He's a genius, smartest f1 driver

[@wellwh0]

This guy is legend. love his stance toward government. :D And he is heavily business savvy.

[@CraigMansfield]

The more I learn about this guy, the more I respect him. Not only was he a fearless racecar driver, he overcame horrendous injuries, and also had the balls, brains and heart to get into major business ventures. He seems highly intelligent, with an iron will. (And that stewardess has got a lovely bum 😃) 👍

[@jvitalis9483]

Awsome man.... One of the kind... R. I.P good man

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

Niki is his own man!!!

[@camerond8176]

Was a tough man who respected results and ignored BS................a legend and an inspiration to anyone willing to listen and learn.

[@Jstn8156]

Haha always have loved his attitude, he’s a smart man!

[@OptimusSubPr1me]

The guy is such a legend he was able to take off before V1!

[@iyerviking]

This man is a such a source of motivation. Such an amazing, positive attitude to life. Live long and prosper, Niki Lauda.

[@CraigyWaigyplays_official]

Niki Lauda was great friends with Falco back in the 90's. RIP Niki and Falco 🙏🏼❤️

[@howardmckenna]

Probably the straightest, most single minded gent to have ever lived. And what a life he lived!!

[@Admwings]

Every day I respect him more, it is too bad I only started to get to know him after his death. R.I.P an amazing man

[@24bellers20]

A stunning man. Shame many more are not like him.....he will be sorely missed.

[@jukee67]

Mr. Lauda was and always will be an example of what a genuine human being truly is. In world that is filled with people that are always looking to hear what they want to hear rather than be presented with the truth along with brutal honesty, this man gives us all an example of how things should be approached in life. Niki was always himself, he was not trying to be an actor as most people in this stage known as life. The final stage of a man according to Shakespere is the return to a child like state and I totally agree but there are a few exceptions along the way and Niki Lauda is one of them. I cherish any footage of this man being interviewed. Rest in peace Niki. You may not have had any friends around you in the end, yet I bet you were surrounded by many that loved you when you passed on. I do know for a fact you were immediately challenged in the after life to a race in the cosmos by your true friend James Hunt. Death is not the end, it is the beginning of an unknown to an unknown place, with no real destination as the soul takes on a journey through the infinite pages of time. I wish all people the best in life and hope we all can come together as one in the near future. The universe is electric energy powering the unknown and that is a beautiful thing if you think about it.

[@2doorduude]

What a man... Wish I could have met him

[@JohnJ-fj2xe]

One of a kind. RIP, Niki.

[@georgebuller700]

4 'Ringer' in the right hand seat - always nice to have a back up! :-)

[@samsaliba1532]

RIP legend 😢😩😩

[@ficho1234]

Absolute legend! RIP

[@Lima547]

This interview is priceless!

[@HovenHoven]

the most badass man I know...

[@LuciferMorningstarDanny]

R.i.p niki . You are and will be sorely missed by millions .😥

[@Ben-yn5lm]

love him

[@jackieholley727]

OMG SHOUT OUT TO EGYPT 🇪🇬... wooo that’s my country (where I’m from)❤️ ... that’s right Niki we love you, I’ll fly air Lauda anytime 💕❤️🇪🇬

[@richardgeorge8612]

thank you so much for this video

[@saintr3394]

one of the top 100 men of this century !!!!!!

[@limitless1692]

That was a fun interview He is a fighter No matter what , he doesn't give up

[@stevec4040]

RIP you will be miss

[@robmurray32]

I think niki is pure class

[@Holybloodfull]

Rest In Peace Niki Lauda

[@TimmyTurner421]

Legend

[@GibsonVienna]

Fill it up! He learned this on the Pit Stop.

[@shantanu925]

Danke Niki

[@user-pt1ow8hx5l]

My god I miss Lauda being around.

[@anonymousanonymous6692]

I like Niki Lauda , he's very funny in his own way.

[@michaelt.5672]

He seems to be a rather tough guy to work with. But then, it's effective. The world could use more guys like him with the right intentions.

[@riadriad1412]

Rip Niki lauda

[@stevejhkhfda]

RIP to the Legend Niki

[@socratease4645]

This is all gold

[@rizlar38]

what a legend

[@MrJoe1129uscg]

Niki was awesome

[@C172Pilotdude]

Look up the Niki Lauda Alfa Romeo Spider.

[@lerchomat]

Not many people will agree but Nikis english was on point even though he didn't learn english in school and got a strong austrian accent.

[@leddidi]

Nii is the man

[@MrJuan310194]

Rest in Heaven Mr Lauda

[@jacksonlightner1248]

What an absolute legend

[@susannapeirone5961]

He remember my father.....

[@seanbonella]

gob bless Niki

[@tarekel-maddah1737]

the guy was a truly icon ...

[@dearelbulli]

GOD have now the best Team... Lauda,Senna,Villenueve,Hunt,Ascari .. I just buy the ticket .

[@no-damn-alias]

Don't forget Belloff

[@brandonwingfield4806]

What's the song playing at the beginning?

[@dvamateur]

If Austria had Niki as their president, Austria would be the best country in the world.

[@2snowgirl520]

What a man he was!

[@grandsoleil56]

Legend!

[@dennisishengoma2743]

R.I.P Niki

[@aavashkhatri902]

RIP NIKI

[@sergiomelo8314]

Its a simple great man 👍

[@Marlondurran]

Clever man 👌

[@willkamiji5184]

RIP

[@GowthamV07]

RIP the legend Niki Lauda .

[@riadriad1412]

Une legande

[@virgin26]

Wow!

[@Sailingbill1]

4:37 "Isnt it unnecessarily time consuming to fly your own planes....?" Obviously the man has never founded or ran a business..... For those of you who are considering starting your own business Niki has very very sound business habits. Listen closely and learn. So great and we miss him! RIP Niki, du bist vermisst!

[@robertbaite2543]

i love u, Niki Lauda.. U da man..🤘🤘🤙🤙

[@TheAslakVind]

The perfect man.

[@kaptenkrok8123]

rip

[@nissansilviakouki]

Bombardier ?

[@jana-christinreisinger5195]

Und der air balin😪😍😍😍😍😍

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Love Niki, but he's logging ICUS hours. Lot's of rich blokes do it.

[@exupakias]

His hat says Novomatic!!!Novomatic is Lauda family company who produced lucky games for casinos and lottary for all the world.Very bad idea, make people be more pure as playing in casinos.

[@DJUwU]

*HAHA, imagine asking a 3x F1 World Champion and 767 Captain...."Isn't it exhausting to pilot yourself? Why don't you get someone else to do it?!"* Next time on Graham- "Hey Martin Garrix, is it exhausting to produce your own music?" "Hey Usain Bolt, isn't it exhausting to sprint?!"

[@Comando729]

Lauda is the best

[@sumitdehlavi8084]

The fucking background music is so annoying.

[@mypinis]

God dam trump copying his style.

[@aggie7756]

+I'm the best.....please do not include that clown in the same sentence with Lauda.

[@mypinis]

CastleBravo trump and lauda in the same sentence. 🤣

[@mypinis]

Crow Killer was joking about the cap.

[@dgravare2844]

How do you know Trump's net worth? He hasn't released his tax returns.

[@dgravare2844]

Lol. No, he hasn't! I seem to remember someone "leaked" his two-page 1040 form. That doesn't show deductions so his real effective tax rate is not possible to calculate and it says nothing about his net worth.

[@y1521t21b5]

Typical Eastern type of thinking, eh? @02:16

[@nielsbohr6903]

I noticed that as well and before we jump to the "he is a racist" conclusion lets take a chill pill and analyse that sentence in the context he is using it. That context is the phenomenon that state-airlines need not any competition, since the state itself issues licences for commercial airlines, thus if the state have their own airline, they can decline to issue any other licences and keep a monopoly. This is the context of the sentence. Now, granted I know very little about airlines in the Middle-East but from the lenient research I've done, the state-monopoly is not rare at all. Look at Bahrain, Kuwait, Emirates and Etihad. All of them controlled by the state, so say I lived in Bahrain and wanted to create competition with the state-sanctioned airline, guess what, they would not give me a licence, so the state can keep the monopoly. The area of the world where this phenomenon is prevalent in 2017 is in the East. This is not prejudices, nor racists but a fact. Go back some decades and the same shit was happening in Europe and the US. Interestingly enough, my country has a state-airline BUT they issue licenses to whomever wish to create competition. That is the difference and the thing Lauda alluded to, I think. So lets give Mr. Lauda the benefit of the doubt and not put too much into the sentence he uttered. In the context I just analysed, he makes complete sense.

[@sik59rt]

Niels Bohr who said anything about it being racist? Eastern European isn't a race

[@nielsbohr6903]

I took the liberty to interpret y1521t21b5 sentence. You are free to do the same. Tell me wise-human, how would you interpret that sentence? No-where did I claim that Eastern Europeans is a "race". We are all unified by our humanity, I used the word "racist" because that is the word we use to describe prejudices and discrimination towards a population. Simply using the word "racist" does not mean one subscribes to the idea that humans are different based on geography. I fail to see the point of your comment.

[@maciejkornatowski3026]

Wise human would understand couple things. One, Austria's "real" name is Österreich - "Eastern Realm". It's been historically easternmost Germanic realm, and as such had certain different... flavors than more Western European countries. In this specific case Lauda invokes "Eastern" in a sense that's quite frankly most natural to him. Eastern thinking is communism, nationalization, state over individual and so on. That's what Eastern Europe was throughout most of his life. And that's what he refers to when he talks about how Austria was 'ran' at the time. It's not rocket science, nor is it racist to be quite honest. It's pretty accurate, although quite blunt, reference to real world.

[@petertyrell9699]

Yes, he is sucessful. Nikki also came from a very prominent wealthy family.

[@limitless1692]

Peter Tyrell That makes a difference ... But do you think that this fact makes a big difference ?

[@HydeParkHarry]

First 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@comfortablydumbb]

R I P Legend😑

[@fuckugplus]

niki took no bs

[@beagle7622]

He was a 767 captain in his airline . I would trust him totally. An amazing man. Took on Boeing aggressively after a crash, you know few people could do what he achieved.

[@satos1]

Amen. RIP Niki.

[@cindysue5474]

@@satos1 I was going to say that amazing Man with with the drive to overcome with everything he went through when he was injured.

[@satos1]

@@cindysue5474Yes, he went back to F1 racing about 6 weeks after he got badly burn in that fiery accident. A priest even read him his last rites at his bedside. I think from memory that he lost the F1 drivers championship by 1 point that year. A truly remarkable man. May he RIP

[@leokorn1629]

he is responsible for killing independent austrian airlines.

[@zzgaming29]

Leo Korn how tf is it his fault? One of his 767s crashed because of a mid air reverser deployment which was a mechanical problem. He didn’t kill Lauda Air

[@felixborek]

Funny fact about Niki: he got € 1 million yearly for wearing the novomatic cap in publicity

[@Dutchbird757]

Legend. I wish more F1 people were as honest and open like him. That's what we need. Just say it like it is. Again; respect!